Manual for Real-Time Quality Control of Dissolved Oxygen Observations: a Guide to Quality Control and Quality Assurance for Dissolved Oxygen Observations in Coastal Oceans. Version 2.0.

Abstract

Each manual describes the individual QC tests to be applied to the data stream prior to data dissemination. For DO data, the manual describes eleven tests that are divided into three groups that are either required (group 1), strongly recommended (group 2), or suggested (group 3) for application prior to dissemination of data entered into the IOOS Data Assembly Centers. The time lag between the data collection and Dissolved Oxygen Version 2.03 dissemination dictates the number and types of tests applied to the data stream (i.e., the real-time versus delayed-mode issue). The RA decides the applicability of the tests... The description of each QC test will be sufficient for a skilled computer programmer to create software that implements the tests in different software environments.